The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 16, 2012, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Members of the Board may participate in the meeting via teleconference. Members of the public and media may attend the meeting in the IHL Board Room, located in the Universities Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211.

An Executive Session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.The Board meeting will be available for real-time viewing via live webcast on the IHL Web site, www.mississippi.edu.

The University of Southern Mississippi Board Search Committee, a special committee of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning chaired by Trustee Robin Robinson, will meet on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. Members of the Board may participate in the committee meeting via teleconference. The public may attend the meeting in the IHL Board Annex, located in the Universities Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211. The committee will meet to discuss a USM personnel issue. An executive session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

The Real Estate Committee, a standing committee of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning chaired by Trustee C.D. Smith, will meet on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. Members of the Board may participate in the committee meeting via teleconference. The public may attend the meeting in the IHL Board Room, located in the Universities Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211. The committee will meet to receive an update on the UMMC master plan and discuss the facility needs request for the 2013 Legislative Session.

An executive session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.